Tree

Chestnut Avenue

Early spring is a wonderful time in Europe, especially in the le Perche region of France.

Liquidamber autumn

I collected these leaves with my children and stuck them (the leaves that is) on one of our external glass doors. I still like to collect autumn leaves.

The great banyan of Kolkata

This extraordinary tree is a wonderland of trunks, a place to explore, to get lost, and to marvel in natures treasury. A cool respite from the heat and oppressive humidity of a Kolkata summer, it has been cherished and nursed by generations of gardeners.

Sugar gum

One of the grand old gum trees opposite our house, providing an ever changing view out the living room windows.

Welcome le Perche

What could be more welcoming than an entrance like this? A joyous invitation to enter.

Ancient beech of Savernake

The Royal reserves provided a safe haven for much of the ancient English forests and woodlands that persist today. It was raining when I took this photograph with my film camera perched on an old fence post for stability during the long exposure.

The axehandles

There are very few of these Eucalyptus astringens plantations in existence. They are a relict of earlier axe handle and tannin industries in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

Autumns reward

Results of an autumn foray to Mount Lofty Botanic Garden in the Adelaide hills.

Ginko gold

Ginko biloba trees are notoriously slow growing, but in autumn the trees become resplendent in a beautiful gold frock, and if the leaf police aren't about, a glorius gilt lawn underfoot.

Elms of honour

Most of the elms in Europe were wiped out by Dutch elm disease. Fortunately Australian trees have mostly been spared this fate and we are left with some truly monumental avenues of honour.

Lovers

The university garden at Hohenheim, Germany is an absolute gem. A place to explore, to get lost, to recharge, and to court.

Willow for cricket

An Australian experiment, I hope the enterprise works for them and that these plantations are replanted once this one is made into cricket bats.